Cigarette rolling device



vOct. l5, 1940. Q STYMUS 2,218,075

` CIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE Filed Jan. 26, 1958 Patented Oct. 15, 1940 UNITED sTATEs PATENT GFFCE CIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE Charles Stymus, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application January 26, 1938, Serial No. 186,992

2 Claims.

My invention relates to a cigarette-rolling device, and has for its principal objects, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the existing forms of cigarette-rolling devices, and to provide a machine of the character referred to thatv is compact in structure, inexpensive of manufacture and which is reliable and efficient in operation.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a cigarette-rolling device that may be conveniently carried in the pocket, and which device utilizes an endless ilexible member operating over a plurality of rollers for rolling tobacco into an A elongated cylindrical body, and to roll around said body a wrapper of thin paper or the like.

With the foregoing and other objects in View my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette-rolling device constructed in accordance with my invention.

' Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a cross-section similar to Fig. 2, and showing the device open for the reception of the tobacco that is to be rolled into a cigarette or for the removal of the cigarette after rolling.

Fig. 4. is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 4 6 of Fig. 1, with parts broken away.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, ID and II designate practically identical members that are composed of sheet metal and which constitute the housing 0f the devices. The side walls of these vparts i!) and il, when the device is closed, occupy'parallel positions approximately a half or iive-eighths of an inch apart and their length is approximately three or three and one-fourth inches. l

The upper and lower portions of the side walls are curved toward each other, thus combining to form top and bottom walls and the housing thus constructed, when closed, is substantially oval in cross-section. A narrow portion of the wall at the top of member H is cut away longitudinally so that when the device is closed, a narrow longitudinally disposed slot I2 is formed between the upper portions of the two members. Narrow portions along the lower edges of both walls I0 and II are-cut away lengthwise so that when the device is closed, a narrowslot I3 is formed along the bottom of the housing, which slot permits the ready discharge of particles of tobacco from the interior of the housing.

Formed integral with 0r secured to the ends. of the housing member i l vare end walls It, and corresponding end walls l5 are formed integral with or fixed to the ends of 'housing member HJ. The end walls I5 overlie the end walls I4, and the two parts of the housing are hinged to each other by means of rivets i6 or the like, that v pass through the lower portions of said endwalls I4 and I5. The upper portions of the end walls It and l5 are narrower in width than their lower portions so that the overlap between the two portions of said end Walls is relatively narrow.

In order to prevent the upper portions of the two parts of the housing from closing to such a degree as to close the slot i2 in the top of the housing, the outwardlyianged edges Il of a tube I8 thatY extends throughout the length of the housing member Il function as stops to limit the movement of the upper portions of the end walls Ui and I5 toward each other.

The ends of tube I8 are loosely mounted in the end walls Id of the housing member i I, and thus said tube performs the functions of an elongated roller or shaft that serves as a rolling support for an endless web I9 that is arranged foroperation within the housing, and which functions to roll the tobacco into an elongated cylindrical,

body.- f l 1 Journalled for rotation inthe upper portions of the end walls I5 and in the same horizontal plane with the tubular shaft or' roller I8, is a shaft 2G preferably formed of tubing, and one end of this shaft is extended a short distance beyond the housing and has secured thereto a short cylindrical knob ZI which may be formed of hard rubber or the like.

The opposite end of this shaft'il is flanged on the outside of the corresponding end; wall I5 as designated by 22. Secured to shaft 20 and eX- tending throughout the length of the chamber within the housing is a roller 23 of rubber, having a certain degree of elasticity, so that it will readily compress and expand.

Fixed in the end walls I5, a short distance bel treated with rubber or the like, passes over the rollers I8 and 23 and between the rollers 23 and 25. Tubular roller is considerably smaller in diameter than roller 23, and its function is to press the web I9 against the underside of roller 23 and prevent slippage of the web during the cigarette rolling operations.

In using my improved cigarette roller, the upper portions of the housing are swung apart so that the same and the endless web within the housing occupy the positions illustrated in Fig. 3. The loose tobacco as designated by A is now placed in the trough formed by the upper portion of the web I9 between the rollers 23 and I8, after which the housing is closed so that the parts occupy the positions as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The housing is held in a horizontal position between the thumb and ngers of one hand, while the thumb and rst nger of the other hand engages the knob 2I on the end of tube 2U and by rotating said knob, the roller 23 is rotated, thus imparting movement to the endless web.

When the two parts of the housing were closed, roller I3 was brought into juxtaposition with roller 23, and thus as the device is operated and the web is caused to pass around its supporting rollers, the tobacco placed in the device quickly assumes the form of an elongated cylinder. In the operation of the device it is to be noted that the roller 25 not only presses the web I9 against the under side of roller 23, but also causes the outer portion of the web that overlies the inner or that portion that is in direct contact with the lling of tobacco to press against the inner portion, thus aiding materially in the shaping of the body ol' tobacco to form the cigarette prior to the wrapper applying function. After two or three complete turns of the knob 2|, the edge of a cigarette wrapper Wwhich is generally formed of thin rice paper, is inserted through the slot I2 between the upper portions of the housing and said paper is moved downwardly until its lower edge passes between the rollers 23 and 25.

The rotary motion imparted to roller 23 is now continued, which draws the paper into the housf ing, and it passes around between the rolled body of tobacco and that portion of the web surrounding the same, and just prior to the passage of the upper edge of the wrapper into the machine, said upper edge is moistened so as to cause the same to adhere to that portion of the paper that surrounds the body of the cigarette. After the paper is thus moistened, the knob 2| is given one or two complete turns and the parts of the housing are now swung apart and the completed cigarette removed from the web,

Cigarettes produced in my improved device are smooth and have the saine shape and general appearance as machine-made cigarettes.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a cigarette rolling device that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved cigarette rolling device may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A cigarette rolling device comprising a housing formed in two practically identical parts, each part including a side wall and a pair of end walls, the lower portions of the end walls being pivotally connected so that the upper portions may swing apart, a roller journalled in the upper portions of the end walls of one part of the housing, the ends of which roller project outside said end walls to provide stops for limiting the closing movement of the parts of the housing, upper and lower rollers comprising a pair of rollers journailed in the end walls of the other part of the housing, an endless web passing over the first mentioned roller and between said upper and lower rollers and over the lower one of said rollers, the lower one of said pair of rollers operating to press the web against the upper one of said pair of rollers and also to cause one portion of the web to press against another portion thereof to aid in shaping the cigarette during the rolling operation and a knob carried by the end of the upper one of said pair of rollers.

2. A cigarette rolling device comprising a housing composed of substantially-identical parts each comprising a side wall having curved upper and lower portions and a pair of end walls, the upper portion of the side wall of one member being cut away to form a longitudinally disposed slot between the upper edges of the side walls of the housing when the same is closed, the lower portions of both side walls being cut away along their longitudinal edges to provide a slot in the lower portion of the housing when the same is closed, a roller journalled in the upper portions of the end walls of one housing member, a larger roller journalled in the upper portions of the end walls of the other housing member, a small roller journalled for operation below and immediately adjacent the large roller, an endless web passing over the rst-mentioned roller, over the larger roller and between the larger roller and the third-mentioned roller, said small roller functioning to press the web against the adjacent larger roller and also causing one portion of the web to press against another portion of said web and thereby aid in the shaping of the cigarette during the rolling operationand a knob mounted on one end of the large roller outside said hous- CHARLES STYMUS. 

